Kumiko Lamp Making - KOITOYA Woodworking Class 2026

Kumiko Lamp - Woodwork for Fun This is a 2 day course, $930 1. 5-6 December, Sat - Sun, 2026 For anyone who wants to have fun and take a beautiful piece home! Content Making KOITOYA original design, Kumiko lamp. This program includes a mixture of machine and hand work. Well suited for beginners and intermediate wood workers alike. This program includes Japanese hand plane experience. Kumiko Lamp The Kumiko is a KOITOYA original design - a wooden pillar holds a mitred frame with a LED light strip and Walon Sheet light shade and Kumiko Detailing. Asanoha (hemp leaf) Kumiko pattern was originally used in temples and was believed to protect against evil. Now the pattern conveys meanings of health and long life. Walon Sheet is a modern product that is designed to retain the beauty of Washi paper while providing a more durable and flame resistance product. What you can gain 1. Make a KOITOYA original designed Kumiko Lamp to take home 2. Hands-on Japanese plane experience. 3. Hands-on router experience 4. Kumiko assembly Dates (1 occasions) 1. 5-6 December 2026 (Sat~Sun), Tutor: Hiroshi and Clare Time 2 Days, 14 hours in total 9:00-12:00 + 13:00-17:00, 7 hours * Please allow flexibility with the scheduled end to each day. It is quite likely that your project may require some extra time to finish. Proposed schedule Day 1 AM: Lecture. Cut Mitre, groove, and rebate PM: glue up Day 2 AM: Assemble Kumiko PM: Fit Kumiko, Walon, and Led Lecturer Hiroshi Yamaguchi (KOITOYA Design/Make/Teach) 30 years of experience. Learned in Takayama, Japan. About Hiroshi Yamaguchi Assisting Staff Clare Solomon (KOITOYA Design/Make/Teach) Koitoya full time furniture maker. Graduated from ANU School of Art, Furniture. Clare has been active artist exhibiting their own work. Clare has been working fulltime with Hiroshi since 2016. Clare has returned from Japan trip in 2023, where they stayed at Japanese woodworkers for further training. Fee $930 Class size Maximum 10 Location Koitoya Design/Make/Teach (Fyshwick, ACT) Address 4/18 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609 Parking Please park your car in the public parking area along Maryborough Street (Free), opposite from J Racing. We have two parking spots officially. Please contact me for the spot if you need to walk less for a health condition. Way to the workshop 18 Maryborough Street is a battle axe block, located inside of the block, so you will be walking through the driveway that leads to the block from Maryborough Street. The driveway has 2 access points, one next to Aqua Safe Water Filters, and one next to J Racing. Unit 4 is a blue painted building on the right-hand side of the block. Things to bring Please wear working shoes. Bring your own water bottle and lunch. Things to be supplied Tea and coffee, snacks, filtered water Refund Policy Personal cancelation Refunds up to 30 days before the event Humanitix fee is nonrefundable. for more information, please contact Hiroshi [email protected] / 0412340619